Correct me if I'm wrong, but with the Dahau 4-camera (and maybe also the 8-camera) DVR's only seem to have dedicated RJ45 ports for each camera if the DVR is a POE model. In other words, non-POE models have only a single network RJ45 port, which means they access all cameras over a single network connection instead of having a dedicated port direct to each camera. Am I assuming too much - that having a dedicated connection direct to each camera would have some performance gain inside the box (for image processing, recording bit-rate, etc) ?
As for the non-POE models, what exactly limits them in terms of the number of connected cameras when they access all cameras through a single network port?
As for the non-POE models, what exactly limits them in terms of the number of connected cameras when they access all cameras through a single network port?